Halloween Baba Yaga

I ran across this while looking at Baba Yaga images and just had to post it because I think it is a marvelous take on the witch and the chicken feet. Here the costume creators are using two chicken feet to invoke the hut, along with the witch, in one stroke. However, it is entirely appropriate to use chicken feet in a Baba Yaga depiction— it is not uncommon to depict her with a single foot that is a chicken (or even pelican) foot. In fact, a single animal or bird foot often appears on a magical being, and is not a characteristic singular to Baba Yaga.

At any rate, in light of Halloween coming up, I have to say that this is a fabulous costume—and it hints at one of the remaining art projects that I have yet to post 😉

13 Baba Yagas is the chronicle of my own personal spiritual journey told through art and the world of fairy tales. What began as a single project for an art challenge, based on the mythic Russian character of Baba Yaga, has turned into a year long project. Each month I aim to present a different interpretation of the fairy tale witch in whatever medium comes to me as appropriate. I will also share other art projects along the way as they evolve.